Here is the unpublished opinion in In re Child of C.L.
The court’s syllabus:
Appellants Traverse County and the guardian ad litem of O.L. challenge the district court‟s transfer of jurisdiction over this termination-of-parental-rights (TPR) proceeding to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Court, pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Appellants argue that res judicata barred the tribe‟s motion to transfer jurisdiction. Alternatively, appellants contend that the “advanced stage” of the proceeding constitutes “good cause” to deny the transfer. Because res judicata did not apply and because the proceeding was not at an “advanced stage,” we affirm.
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